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(43) Date of publication: 22.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/12 (21) Application number: 21723292.5 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 10/04(2012.01) B65G 54/02(2006.01) B65G 51/03(2006.01) B65G 1/137(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65G 54/02; G06Q 10/047; B65G 1/1373 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/062252 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/228733 (18.11.2021 Gazette 2021/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 11.05.2020 EP 20173834 (71) Applicants: Roche Diagnostics GmbH 68305 Mannheim (DE) DE  F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG 4070 Basel (CH) AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(72) Inventors: OOSTERBROEK, Edwin 6343 Rotkreuz (CH) SILLITOE, Nicolas Seungoon 6343 Rotkreuz (CH) (74) Representative: Altmann Stößel Dick Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2 68165 Mannheim 68165 Mannheim (DE)